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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
12-17-2014, 12:14 PM
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Sometimes luck is involved too. I was on my way to a wood to hopefully shoot some birds, smaller birds. I was in the country at a stop sign turning on to another road when this eagle flies out of a tree in a cow pasture. I already had the 300 mounted and sitting on the seat. I stopped, jumped out and the eagle actually circled me, maybe 20-30 feet off the ground. I agree with Susan on center autofocus point and spot metering, unfortunately on this one is was set to multi segment metering (I may have gotten more detail on spot metering). And as Kevin said, pre-focus with the Quick Shift feature.
I was lucky here in that it was an unusual place to catch a bald eagle, even though they nest within a few miles, I was several hundred yards from a small river. The eagle was flying pretty slow. Shutter speed can vary a lot depending on the bird and situation, and predictability. You might get a gull with a pretty slow shutter speed, but try to catch a swallow!
K-30 & DA*300, F8, 1/400, ISO 200
 Bald Eagle by ramseybuckeye, on Flickr
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